Mosque Negara
Masjid Negara, National Mosque of Malaysia, Masjid Negara
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Masjid Negara is the national Malaysian mosque of Kuala Lumpur, built in 1965. The main hall of the mosque can accommodate 8 thousand people and is especially crowded on Fridays. The mosque complex consists of a ribbed star-shaped dome and a 73 m high minaret. Eighteen corners of the dome symbolize the 13 states of Malaysia and the "5 pillars of Islam".